AirportsMekele Alula Aba Nega Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mekele, in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MQX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MQX
- ICAO code
- HAMK
- City
- Mekele
- State or region
- Tigray Region
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.4674° N, 39.5335° E
- Elevation
- 2,254 m (7,396 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MQX means Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HAMK. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.4674° N, 39.5335° E. It stands 2,254 metres (7,396 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Addis Ababa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 17 airports of Ethiopia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Axum AirportAxum | AXU | 112 km |
| Shire Inda Selassie AirportShire Inda Selassie | SHC | 152 km |
| Asmara International AirportAsmara, Eritrea | ASM | 214 km |
| Semera AirportSemera | SZE | 245 km |
| Gondar AirportAzezo | GDQ | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,221 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,607 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,112 km | 3 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,531 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,905 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,249 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,213 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,042 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,823 km | 15 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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